Protragocerus
| Protragocerus Temporal range:Late Miocene
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Tribe: | Boselaphini |
| Genus: | †Protragocerus Depéret,1887 |
| Type species | |
| †Protragocerus chantrei Depéret, 1887
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Protragocerusis anextinctgenusofantelopefrom the lateSerravallianAge(around 13 to 11million years ago) of theMioceneEpoch.Fossilsof the genus have been found inFrance,India,andSaudi Arabia.It is classified under thetribeBoselaphini,subfamilyBovinaeof thefamilyBovidae.The genus was first established by the FrenchpaleontologistCharles Depéretin 1887.[1]
One former species,Protragocerus labidotusofKenya,has been reclassified in its own genus,Kipsigicerus.[2][3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Protragocerus".Paleobiology Database.RetrievedAugust 21,2012.
- ^"Kipsigicerus".Biolib.
- ^Bubenik, Anthony B. (2012).Horns, Pronghorns, and Antlers: Evolution, Morphology, Physiology, and Social Significance.Springer New York. p. 202.ISBN9781461389668.
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